Women Booksellers in the Twentieth Century

Hidden Behind the Bookshelves

Join Prof Samantha Rayner to discuss her recently published Cambridge Element, Women Booksellers in the Twentieth Century.

The British women booksellers who built and ran successful businesses before, during, and after the Second World War have largely been forgotten. This Element seeks to reclaim some of these histories from where they lie hidden or obscured in archives, accounts of the book trade of the time, and other sources. Though they were often called ‘formidable’, this research reveals astonishing impact at local, national, and international levels.

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